TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302925 [ 2026TNSTR2033....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-10 11:53:55
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman (SU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026lwf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aauwrgg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:30:22.232 (187.5926333) DEC = +53:14:32.26 (53.2422948)
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 05:25:42.997 (JD=2461167.7261921)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 05:25:42.997
Flux: 19.9434 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-29 07:18:28
Limiting flux: 19.683 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026lwf